Weir Farm National Historic Site

Weir Farm National Historic Site: see National Parks and Monuments (table).

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Weir Farm National Historic Site

Parks Directory of the United States / US National Parks / National Historic Sites

Address: 735 Nod Hill Rd
Wilton, CT 06897
Phone: 203-834-1896;
Fax: 203-834-2421;
Web: www.nps.gov/wefa/
Size: 74.3 acres.
Established: Authorized on October 31, 1990.
Location: In southwestern Connecticut, between the towns of Ridgefield and Wilton; accessible via US 7 and CT 102.
Facilities: Visitor center.
Activities: Guided and self-guided tours, workshops, artists-in-residence programs, adult and children's art classes.
Special Features: Site is named in honor of J. Alden Weir (1852-1919), a leading American Impressionist painter and a founder of The Ten. After his death, the cultural heritage at Weir Farm was carried on by a second generation of artists, including his daughter Dorothy Weir Young, an artist; her husband Mahonri Mackintosh Young, a sculptor; C. Sperry Andrews, a contemporary landscape painter; and his wife Doris Andrews, also an artist. A study collection of important primary materials on the artists who lived and worked at Weir Farm is being gathered, including personal letters, sketchbooks, drawings, and major works of art.

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